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GU-Q conference to explore pressing challenges for the region’s water security
Held under the theme “Sustaining the Oasis: Envisioning the Future of Water Security,” the conference is a collaboration between GU-Q and the Earth Commons Institute at…
November 9, 2023
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New MS-ESM Program Director Hopes to Inspire Future Leaders of Sustainable Business Solutions
Kerrie Carfagno, the newly appointed Master of Science in Environment and Sustainability Management (MS-ESM) program director, brings two decades of educational experience to…
November 8, 2023
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Georgetown ECo Talks Event to Focus on Climate Whistleblowing
Whistleblower attorney Stephen M. Kohn, founding partner of Kohn, Kohn & Colapinto LLP and Chairman at the National Whistleblower Center, will be speaking at Georgetown…
November 7, 2023
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Ornithological Society to Rename Dozens of Birds — and Stop Naming Them After People
“I'm really happy and excited about the announcement,” said Emily Williams, an ornithologist at Georgetown.…
November 6, 2023
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A famed ornithologist on cats, fed priorities and the ivory-billed woodpecker
In a Q&A, Peter Marra talks about what the Fish and Wildlife Service should prioritize and why the woodpecker shouldn’t be on that.…
October 27, 2023
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A Not-So-Secret Garden That Whets More Than Appetites
The Hoya Harvest Garden may look like a garden, but it's much more. The living laboratory generates fresh produce for Georgetown's food pantry and offers hands-on learning…
October 27, 2023
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Earth Commons Nourishes Community at Hoya Harvest Festival
Georgetown’s Earth Commons Institute hosted its second annual Hoya Harvest Festival, a celebration of the bounty from the annual growing season, on the Regents Hall patio Oct.…
October 23, 2023
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A Georgetown University team exposes hazardous materials in some playground material
A team of scientists at Georgetown University says inside that crumb rubber, they found potentially dangerous.…
October 23, 2023
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Unearthing the Ecological Impacts of Cicada Emergences on North American Forests
New research unveils the cascading effects of periodical cicada emergence events on forest ecosystems ahead of an historic convergence of broods set to emerge spring of 2024.…
October 19, 2023
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Hoya Harvest Festival 2023
On Friday, October 13th, 2023, Georgetown University’s annual Hoya Harvest Festival, hosted by the Earth Commons, unfolded as a joyful celebration of sustainability,…
October 18, 2023